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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
This book should probably be read over the span of a few days, in different coffee shops or restaurants. However i read it in one sitting with a glass of cooking wine. It is impossible to read without wanting a drink and something to eat. Hemingway’s descriptions are truly wonderful.
I felt so much heart in this. Hemingway's passion for Paris and food brought those moments to life. But my goodness, the insight of a great writer's mind... to know I think the same of the process was encouraging.
After having read The Paris Wife a while back I truly wanted to read Hemingway's take on their lives and it was lovely - when he focused on Hadley. The book did seem to be a testament to not only Paris, but his marriage. "The Pilot Fish" chapter was perhaps one of the most painful and heartwrenching to read as he sought to figure out the demise of his marriage and the ultimate loss of his best friend.
"... I wish I had died before I loved anyone but her." He wrote of Hadley. That gripped me.
Hemingway's accounts with his fellow writers was a wondrous dive into that whole world in Paris. His thoughts of Gertrude Stein's "Lost Generation" were quite interesting. He countered them - in the book - giving me the chance to look at it differently too.
After having read The Paris Wife a while back I truly wanted to read Hemingway's take on their lives and it was lovely - when he focused on Hadley. The book did seem to be a testament to not only Paris, but his marriage. "The Pilot Fish" chapter was perhaps one of the most painful and heartwrenching to read as he sought to figure out the demise of his marriage and the ultimate loss of his best friend.
"... I wish I had died before I loved anyone but her." He wrote of Hadley. That gripped me.
Hemingway's accounts with his fellow writers was a wondrous dive into that whole world in Paris. His thoughts of Gertrude Stein's "Lost Generation" were quite interesting. He countered them - in the book - giving me the chance to look at it differently too.
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
It's Hemingway. We don't need to say nothing else.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Took down some quotes I liked.
Just a life lived type of book.
Just a life lived type of book.
I read as the counter argument after reading the Paris Wife to help me complete the story and get Hemingway's point of view. I had never read Hemingway before, and this doesn't make me want to try reading anything else, although I probably will.
(Generously) lost a star for the low key homophobia
This started off slow and I really wish I had read it immediately after reading The Paris Wife. Instead I read Z is for Zelda, another book I highly recommend from this time period. However, once it gets to the part discussing F Scott Fitzgerald, I was enthralled and totally immersed in it. The rest was a page turner and a few quotes towards the end really spoke to me profoundly.
Ernest was a terrible husband and someone I would not have wanted to have dated or been married to, but my god, was he an excellent writer during a very fascinating time period. I liked his brutal honesty regarding his demise of his first marriage. Pauline definitely sounds like every married woman's worst fear, a man stealer. My god I am not much of a drinker at all, never was, never will be, and I am glad I wasn't born during that time period because it seems like everyone was an alcoholic.
A definite recommendation for any fans of Hemingway, Fitzgerald, or the time period in general.
Ernest was a terrible husband and someone I would not have wanted to have dated or been married to, but my god, was he an excellent writer during a very fascinating time period. I liked his brutal honesty regarding his demise of his first marriage. Pauline definitely sounds like every married woman's worst fear, a man stealer. My god I am not much of a drinker at all, never was, never will be, and I am glad I wasn't born during that time period because it seems like everyone was an alcoholic.
A definite recommendation for any fans of Hemingway, Fitzgerald, or the time period in general.
this is my first book by hemingway and wow now i have to read more. a truly fascinating look into the psyche of a man who spent the whole novel alternating between loving his wife (who he cheated on and abandoned) and writing truly hilariously nasty things about his famous friends. includes maybe the best insult i've ever heard, describing someone as having the "eyes of an unsuccessful rapist" oh my fucking god he is so funny